Clinicians and Medical staff in the Operational and Departmental Units across the DHHS will have professional leadership from the CHO while their line management will remain with their respective CEO/Director - for example a Clinician at the RHH will report to the RHH CEO, but receive professional leadership from the Chief Health Officer where needed.
The Group is structured as follows:
Departmental Units
- Chief Medical Officer
- Primary Medical Advisor - CHO
- Clinical Governance: Health and Technology
- Clinical Audit
- Clinical/ Medical Workforce - training and education
- Emergencies / Disaster Management - Coordinate the health sector response to major emergencies
- Pharmaceutical Policy
- Health Research and Ethics
- Professional Governance - Medical
- Create, develop and run clinical networks and statewide services
- Professional Governance
- Medical Directors
- Statutory and other operational functions required of a senior medical health practitioner that maintain the operation of the health system
- Intergovernmental relations
- interstate/external relating to the CHO portfolio responsibilities, Strategy, Planning and Performance have overall responsibility